Having mold in your house can be problematic in many ways, and can lead to medical conditions like respiratory problems, allergies, and ear, nose and throat irritations. The problem with this is that until symptoms arise you might not know if you have mold in your house or not.
A mold problem that starts can take months before you might experience issues, and then not only do you have to worry about getting better, but you have to figure out what is causing the mold.
With a proper mold inspection, you can get a diagnostic assessment of indoor conditions related to mold, mold testing and mold inspections will document problems, diagnose causes and provide written protocols detailing measures necessary to correct the issues.
So what is required to make sure you don’t have a mold issue?
- Visual inspection to detect if mold is present and document extent of mold growth.
- Air and surface sampling to identify what types of mold are present.
- Measurement of concentrations of particles and mold spores in the air.
- Moisture measurements to determine if moisture is present in building materials.
- Independent laboratory analysis of samples taken.
So how can you find out about mold testing and if you have mold? Click here for more info and find out if this is something you need to protect your family. Different things can factor in to whether you are in threat of having mold in your house. Even if you are building a new house, if not done correctly and the materials used could end up causing mold, so if you are going through your inspection, be sure to keep this in mind and ask questions. Also if you are in an area where there are a lot of floods, these instances can be building blocks to a mold infestation ready to start.
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Kristy @ Twist & Sprinkle says
This is a great article! Thanks for sharing this information, our basement got flooded last year and it was a serious mold problem afterwards.. a lot of people don’t realize how bad it could really be for your health.
Tom Shewbridge says
Very true, my wife’s parents went through the same thing, took a professional company weeks to get everything right and safe. Thanks for your comments, have a great day!
Sandra VanHoey says
This is a great article. Mold can kill a person. This is great information